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Friday, June 16, 2006

Best Wishes to the West Coast

On top of an active plate boundary is probably not the most ideal location for a major metropolitan area, Much less four (I'm counting Seattle, Portland, San Francisco Bay Area, and the Greater Los Angeles Area, your counting might differ). It's probably hypocritical of me to bash the Gulf States and not mention the doom and gloom that's eventually in store for some lucky location on the western seaboard. Though, at least the west coast can comfort its self in the notion that earthquakes aren't a yearly calamity.

Recently the active faults have given California a warning shot in the form of a mild 4.3-ish quake. Now is the time to check your earthquake kit; friends. If you have an earthquake policy make the payment on time this month.

Speaking of which, Yellowstone Park is up to some of its own unusual antics. Some normally clear water is getting discolored and normally dormant geysers are coming to life. Its going to be a mess when that volcano decides to be born. I hear FEMA loans are 3%. Yes! Construction money!

Here is a nifty USGS offering: Interactive map of California Earthquakes.

Well. That might have been the most pointless post ever.

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# posted by Max : 6/16/2006 12:00:00 AM  
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